madly in love with everything from phillip lim's show. im dreamin about the cross body, buffalo plaid skirt.

fr: elle

the september issue

this has been blogged to oblivion, but i am excited about this. i am a total doumentary nerd, so i can't wait for this to come out!

is he me aki

loving these old issey miyake images found over at scout holiday. the silhouettes and the color pallete is amazing. and, i'm not gonna lie, the graph paper background is really what does it for me.

ballet for karl lagerfeld

uncle karl designed the costume for 'the dying swan', so he got a private performance at chanel's haute couture salon.


via jeana sohn

my google reader thanks you

vena cava has a blog. my google reader, just go THAT much better.

arak-nophobia

i am seriously in love with the menswear slant of these feminine pieces from araks' fall '09 lookbook.

from refinery29

lori-itchcock

let's continue with the stream of cheesy titles. i am in love with these images for lorick's fall '09 lookbook shot by tom hines. these looks definitely reflect miss abigail's style.

found on refinery29

black white fashion

lara stone has never looked better.

via balmain bazaar

louis vuitton fall 09

beautiful. i have never been so excited for fall.

Luella

Luella Fall 2009:

• Military
• Menswear
• Metallic
• Gold
• Zippers!
• Shiny, gold tights!

I need it all!

ps - how great does Karlie Kloss look? Can we say, "Girl crush"?

Seen Your Picture on a Hundred Dollar Bill

Bodkin's fashion week invite. The use of the airplant is genius.

via refinery29

Dinos & Ponies

I'm loving the Elizabeth & James lookbook. My two personal favorites are above.

I love this skirt.

Etsy Find: Birdy & Me

I just found these amazing fashion illustrations on etsy by Birdy & Me. She also has a website and a blog.

My Apologies...

Sorry for the lack of updates...still recovering from the weekend. :)

Wanted to share this image from Aquasectum's Spring '09 campaign shot by Tim Walker. I love how it reminds me of those old school class photos (minus the kissing, of course). Check out the rest of Tim Walker's fashion photography.

via fashionologie

Chanel Spring Couture

Like everyone else, I am enamored with this collection. Not for the pieces per se, but the paper used to style the runway. This is the ultimate in crafting! The headdresses and the decor was all done in white paper!

An example of the exquisite details.

Girly Toughness

Proenza Schouler Pre-Fall. I love the belts, the gloves, the layering, and the metallics. I love it all! Can I have one of each please?

Jason Wu

After much debate, we finally find out who Michelle Obama is wearing to the inaugural ball. Congratulations to Jason Wu!

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm not a big fan of this dress.

According to Style File: "The one-of-a-kind silk chiffon dress is embellished all over with Swarovski crystals, floaty bits of organza and silver thread embroidery and was custom made by Wu."

image via here

why ess elle

While watching Golden Globes clips on TV I happened upon this image of YSL.

via the moment

Wanted: Sweater

I've really been thinking about these sweaters lately from Alexander Wang's Spring 2009 collection. I'm thinking, I can get an oversized sweater at the thrift store and do a diy sort of situation with it. Do-able? Any suggestions/ideas you can throw my way?

Rodarte Crush

Just read an interview with Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte. My crush on them commences (again) thanks in part to this part of the interview:

I read somewhere that you funded your first collection by selling Kate’s vinyl collection to Amoeba Records. Are there any records you regret giving up?

KM: Oh, man. I can’t even talk about this.

LM: I had to sell the records. Boxes and boxes, I made so many trips out of that Amoeba basement in Hollywood. And the guy there seriously could not believe that the collection belonged to a girl.

KM: Which is really infuriating.

LM: Like in college, the way guys would be weirded out if you had a lot of different kinds of books, as though having varied taste is a gender-specific thing.

KM: I’m getting mad about this all over again.